Umbrella



A. RYDER.

UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-7. 1919.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

AMBROSE RYDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Pa tent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

Application filed August 7, 1919. Serial No. 315,897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMBnosn RYDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

In my pending application Serial Number 300,182 there is disclosed an umbrella in which the stick to which the handle is attached. forms one of the ribs of the umbrella, whereby the stick projects or is held at one side or edge of the umbrella cover when it is opened. This construction is decidedly advantageous for various reasons, but is open to the possible objection that water will run down the cover and the stick and wet the hand of the person carrying the umbrella. I

The object of the present invention is to remedy this defect, by means of a small flap or cover section which is connected to the main cover and supported by the stick in such manner that it will open and protect the stick from the drip referred to. This object may be realized in various ways, one of which is shown in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the umbrella in open position. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the flap closed. Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 6 indicates the cover of the umbrella and 7 the stick to which the handle 8 is fixed. The umbrella is held in open position when desired by any suitable means, such as those described in my said application, the particular means for this purpose being immaterial to the present invention.

To prevent the flow of water down the stick. as above referred to I provide a flap 9, which may consist of two triangular pieces of fabric as shown in Fig. 3, attached at their upper edges to the edge of the cover 6 and adjacent to the stick, as indicated at '10. This flap may be opened or closed by any suitable device. I have shown a small rib 11 pivoted at '12 to the stick 7, at the edge of the cover, and supported by the small stretcher or truss 13 which is pivoted at one end of the rib as indicated at 14. and

at the other end to a small sleeve or runner 15, as shown at 16. This runner will slide up and down on the stick, to an extent sufiicient to open and close-the flap, and may be stopped in open position by a pin 17 on the stick, no other catch being necessary. The sleeve will slide up on the stick, as shown in Fig. 2 to close the flap.

Vhen the umbrella is used in the rain the sleeve may be pulled down to open or extend the flap which thereby serves to prevent rain running down on the handle. When used asi a parasol the flap may or may not be opened as desired.

The invention is not limited to the particular device shown, but may be embodied in various other forms Within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with an umbrella having a stick which forms one of the ribs of the umbrella, of means to prevent water flowing down the stick from the cover of the umbrella.

2. The combination with an umbrella having a stick which forms one of the ribs of the umbrella, of a flap secured to the ed e of the umbrella cover adjacent said stdk, and means to hold said flap in open or closed position.

8. The combination with an umbrella having a stick which forms one of the ribs of the umbrella, of a flap secured to the edge of the umbrella cover adjacent said stick, and means to hold said flap in open or closed position, said means comprising a runner on the stick, a small rib to which the flap is attached, and a stretcher connecting the runner to the rib.

at. The combination with an umbrella having a stick depending adjacent one edge of the cover, of means to prevent flow of water from the cover onto the stick.

The combination with an umbrella havinga stick depending adjacent one edge of the cover, of means to prevent flow of water from the cover onto the stick, said means comprising a cover extension secured to the ordinary cover and projecting outwardly over the stick when open.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

AMBROSE RYDER. 

